buffalo grass
noun
: a low-growing perennial grass (Buchloë dactyloides) native to the Great Plains that has curly grayish-green leaves
also
: grama
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Violence and wanton cruelty are as commonplace as shimmering fields of buffalo grass among the land-grubbing settlers, nefarious opportunists and Indigenous loners who populate the region.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
Rosmarino calls my attention to our feet, which stand on a dense mat of blue-green buffalo grass.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
Replace your lawn with buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), or purple three-awn grass (Aristida purpurea).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
About 90% of SoCal lawns are planted with deep-green fescue grass, Baird says, but warm-season grasses such as Bermuda or buffalo grass need about 20% less water to stay green in hot, dry conditions.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
Meantime, attention surrounding the skirmish provided the Sioux with foundation backing to develop a wind farm in Porcupine Hills, an area of scrub oak and buffalo grass with cattle ranches.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 June 2021
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
Rosmarino calls my attention to our feet, which stand on a dense mat of blue-green buffalo grass.
—Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
Replace your lawn with buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), or purple three-awn grass (Aristida purpurea).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
About 90% of SoCal lawns are planted with deep-green fescue grass, Baird says, but warm-season grasses such as Bermuda or buffalo grass need about 20% less water to stay green in hot, dry conditions.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
Meantime, attention surrounding the skirmish provided the Sioux with foundation backing to develop a wind farm in Porcupine Hills, an area of scrub oak and buffalo grass with cattle ranches.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 June 2021
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1784, in the meaning defined above
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buffalo grass
noun
: a low-growing grass native to the Great Plains
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